Kite



e. n. WANNER.

KITE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 14' 1920.

1,347,565. Patented July 27, 1920.

Jrwenkm George Wan, rear,

76 f rm UNITED STATES GEORGE D. WANNER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

KITE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 14, 1920. Serial No. 358,582.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. VANNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kites, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in kites and has for its object to provide a kite of simple and substantial construction and which can be produced in quantities at very low cost.

The construction of the kite in the several forms herein shown is similar in some respects to the improved kite which forms the subject matter of Patent No. 1,321,957, issued to me November 18th, 1919; the improvements of the present invention relating for the most part to means for cheapening the manufacture of the kites Without sacrificing their durability or flying efiectiveness.

These features of low cost and durability of construction and, of course, the effectiveness of the kites to fly, are of first importance to the manufacturer who produces kites in quantities, as kites are, generally speaking, short lived, and a few cents reduction therefore in the price at which they may be purchased is very often a decisive matter in placing quantity orders.

In the accompanying drawing;

Figure 1 is a rear view of an ordinary twostick kite having the present invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of a two-stick kite of a type known as Chinese kites, also hav ing the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is a rear view of an ordinary threestick kite having the present invention applied thereto;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view illustrating the improved manner of securing the mounting loops to the kite cover; and

Fig. 5 is a detail View showing a preferred means of securing the kite cover to one of the frame sticks.

The three forms of kites here shown are for illustrative purposes only,'the features of the invention as applied in the different constructions being substantially the same.

The main improvement of the invention consists in using improved mounting loops whereby the cover is secured or mounted on the kite frame. In the invention these loops are secured direct to the cover adjacent the points of the frame where the connections are to be made, as distinguished from my earlier invention above referred to, wherein the mounting loops are extensions of a bounding cord secured in the kite cover and extending entirely around the edge thereof.

In the present construction the bounding cords are entirely eliminated, thus effecting a material saving in cost of material, and a much greater saving in time and labor in assembling the kites.

As shown in each of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and more clearly in Fig. 4, the mounting loops 4 are secured to the respective corners, or points of connection of the kite cover 1 by pasting a reinforcing patch of paper 5 over the inwardly projecting ends of the strings that form the loops.

The method of securing the loops to the kite cover is shown for illustrative purposes,

only, and it will be understood that various modifications may be made relative to the exact means provided for securing the kite cover to the frame 2, the characteristic feature of the invention being the elimination of the usual bounding cord and, therefore, the direct connection to the cover of the cover-mounting means.

A further feature of the invention consists in securing the kite cover permanently, by pasting or otherwise, to one of the frame sticks of the kite as best shown in Fig. 5. This makes the kite structure as a Whole more substantial and is also an advantage in collapsing the kite and wrapping it in the cover for packing, etc. It will be understood, of course, that the cover may be entirely detachable from the frame without affecting the flying qualities of the kite, but it has been found desirable, as above stated,

' to secure the cover permanently to one of the frame sticks.

The mounting loops 4, as here shown, are slipped over pins 3 secured in the ends of certain of the frame members in such a manner that the loops may readily be releasedfeatures not constituting any part of the novel construction of the present invention.

Patented July 27, 1920.

Having thus fully described my invention, 2. In akite, the combination, With a'kite 10 what I claim as new and desire to secure by frame having cover-mounting pins therein, Letters Patent, is of a kite cover, patches secured thereto, and

1. In a kite, the combination, with a cover-mounting loops secured to the cover 5 frame, of a kite cover, patches secured by means of said patches, the loops being thereto and cover-mounting loops secured to adapted to fit over said pins, whereby the 15 the cover by means of said patches, the loops cover may be mounted on the frame. being adapted to secure ,the cover to' the In testimonywhereofl afiix my signature. frame. GEORGE D. WANNER. 

